Astrophysics Review

True or False: Our Solar system is made up of many different bodies, from small pieces of dust to large planets.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Fill in the Blank: The planets, including the Earth, travel around the _____ in their orbit.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What do we call the 'curved or circular path' of an object in space? (ex: The Earth _____ the Sun)

• a rotation

• an orbit

• a spin

• a path

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

True or False: The Sun is one of the 8 major planets?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The Sun is a star that we could not live without!

True or False: The Sun is a small star in the universe, but a huge star in the Solar System. More than 1 million Earths can fit inside the Sun.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Choose all the characteristics of the Sun's surface:

• solar flare explosions

• solar winds

• rocky

• sunspots/dark patches

Our Sun is known as a _________.

• red giant

• blue supergiant

• yellow dwarf

• white dwarf

True or False: The Sun is the reason why Earth can sustain life. Other planets are too far or too close to the Sun.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

True or False: The Sun is the center of the Solar System.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

True or False: The Sun is the largest object in the Solar System.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3